Measurement

Life QI for support with Quality Improvement projects

Life QI is an online platform that supports and helps manage Quality Improvement (QI) work in health and social care – making it easier for teams to run quality improvement projects and for organisations to report on QI activity.

Being a member of Life QI helps users:• Connect with other QI professionals to share ideas, discuss challenges and work together on national and local projects• Access reporting tools (for example Statistical Process Control charts and driver diagrams)

Mike Davidge on Measurement for Improvement

Mike Davidge, Head of Measurement at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, explains the seven steps to measurement for improvement on 19 Feb 2013.

Measurement and analysis

The NHS Elect Measurement guide connects measurement for improvement to the model for improvement and provides an overview on ‘how to’ measure to supportquality improvement projects in health and care systems.

The Health Foundation has produced a practical guide for measuring and monitoring safety

The Health Foundation section on measuring quality contains publications, news and research information.